URI Stories of Impact

Our community is working tirelessly to bring peace and justice in all areas of the world regardless of religion. Read stories straight from the organizers.

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URI CC Receives the Common Wealth Peace Prize

The co-founders of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, a URI Cooperation Circle from Kaduna Nigeria, West Africa, receive the first Commonwealth Peace Prize.

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The Power to Change the World

Meet URI's new Executive Director, Karen Volker - As I step into my new role as URI’s first woman Executive Director, I want to acknowledge and highlight that I have joined a movement filled with remarkable individuals and organizations that harness collective strength to create meaningful impact—from local communities to the global stage.

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URI Celebrates its 25th Anniversary with New Five-Year Strategy and Executive Leadership

United Religions Initiative (URI) is thrilled to announce three significant milestones in 2025, including a leadership transition.

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New Album Tells Story of Ugandan Coffee Farmers’ Interfaith Work

The voices of a Ugandan Cooperation Circle dedicated to overcoming religious conflict through music and Fair Trade coffee will be featured on a new album by Smithsonian Folkways.

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Global Council Celebrates Achievements As Meeting Concludes

URI’s Global Council meeting concludes with celebration, reflection and the announcement of a new interim Coordinator for the Multi-Region.

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Council, Staff Seek Ways to Build Support

In its second full day meeting together, the Global Council considered the challenges of fundraising throughout the world.

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URI Asia Executive Council Meets in San Francisco

The URI Asia Executive Council met at 4 p.m. Friday, March 8 at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront Hotel in the United States of America.

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Global Council Meeting Brings New Trustees Face-to-Face

On Wednesday, Global Council Trustees from eight regions and 14 countries met for the first time to discuss the responsibilities of their new role.

URI Celebrates International Women's Day

On International Women's Day, URI Global Council Chair Kiran Bali reflects on the need to support women leaders and end violence against women.

Laboring in the Soil of Interfaith, Searching for the Soul of Interfaith

URI Founder and President the Right Rev. William E. Swing presented these thoughts on faith, ecumenism and interfaith on Feb. 25 as the annual Paul Wattson Lecture at the University of San Francisco.

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URI Europe Lights a Beacon of Peace in Sarajevo

On Oct. 6, 2012, URI Europe held a training workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the title “Sarajevo – A European Beacon for Harmony, Hope and Peace.”

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URI Latin America Event Honors Spirit of Fire, Indigenous Traditions

Representatives of 11 indigenous Cooperation Circles took part in “Honoring the Spirit of Grandfather Fire,” a forum on native spirituality, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

URI Welcomes Global Council and Staff to San Francisco

Executive Director Charles Gibbs shares his excitement as URI’s Global Council and Staff arrive for their first face-to-face meeting in three years.